More than 800 local families can look forward to turkey, ham, stuffing and pie this holiday season thanks to a local organization and gracious neighbors. The Inter-Faith Council for Social Service will be providing families with meals as they celebrate Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and the winter solstice through its holiday meals program.
Locals seeking employment attended the center’s Veterans Day Job Fair to meet with 11 potential employers. The event showcased businesses like A Southern Season, General Electric, Lowe’s Home Improvement and Carolina Meadows that were hiring.
Comprehensive education, successful prevention services and outreach programs are all factors that officials say have contributed to the state’s record-low teen pregnancy rate — with Orange County leading the way. According to data released Oct.
Scott Phillips might not recommend jumping in big piles of fall leaves. Leaf collection season in Chapel Hill officially began Monday — and Phillips said he and his crew usually find some unexpected items mixed in.
Hillsborough selected Durham Police Lt. Duane Hampton as the new chief of police Thursday. Hampton will begin his new position on November 1.
N.C. Big Sweep, a coordinated litter cleanup event, is going local for the 17th year in a row. The Oct. 2 event was first brought in to Chapel Hill in 1994, seven years after it started in North Carolina.
